good price?

[Berg]

i have been offered a vts engine with 80k
gearbox
wiring loom
unlocked ecu with key
driveshafts

all for £350

i have no intentions of changing yet but it could be a good thing to work on for year or so until i can afford the insurance

is this price any good?

[Mark51]

its about an average price mate. have you heard it running? is it out of a mk1?
a year is plenty of time to re-build an engine (budget depending).

[VtsTom]

Is it still in the car? If so get the seller to run it for a good couple of mins before you hand over the cash

[Mark51]

^^ but make sure they run it from cold and check the usual things when buying a new car.

imo id try and find things wrong with it and then knock him down on the price

[Berg]

its from a mk2 but unsure on the year

i think if i were to buy it id defo want to hear it running before, it is still in the car at the moment

[VtsTom]

If you know the person then its worth asking for service history

[Berg]

i dont know the person, i saw he was breaking the car from a kit he had for sale so i asked about the engine, but i suppose i could ask about the service history

[VtsTom]

Its worth it, at least then you will have some idea of how its been treated.

[jonezy]

get him to throw in the radiator and fan and throttle cable and that would be about right providing all is running good.

[Mark51]

there is a thread that Ste started about high mileage engines it might be worth having a read of that mate.